8th Grade History
America acquired California as a direct result of war with...
Mexico
Writing, Art, Religion, Infrastructure and Government are all major parts of...
Civilization
The biggest weather danger to Islands like Cuba would be...
Hurricanes
___________ was the man who promoted free, mandatory education in America.
Horace Mann
A good you can own personally, like a couch, is called a ________ good.
Private
The 14th Amendment made the former slaves...
Citizens
Civilizations in dry regions often used _________ to bring water from rivers to create fertile farmland.
Irrigation.
Pineapples are grown in the Caribbean and then sent to America are called...
Exports/Imports
A government service that anyone can use is called a __________ service.
Public
Common currencies like the dollar or euro are meant to make _______ easier.
Trade
The first state to secede (leave) the United States was...
South Carolina
Slash and Burn Agriculture uses _________ to create farmable land.
Deforestation
The Black Plague was a disease that spread from person - to - person on...
Trade ships
The Great Compromise was meant to Check and Balance these types of states...
Big/Small
The primary goal of businesses is to make...
Profit
Although it did not free the slaves immediately, Lincoln tried to motivate them to fight in the Civil War by signing the...
13th Amendment/Emancipation Proclamation
Colonization often causes new lands to adopt the language, food and music of their new owners. This process if called...
Cultural Diffusion
Islands are typically formed because of...
Erupting volcanoes
The President can check a law that congress passes by using their __________.
Veto
An increase in prices causes _________ for that good to go down.
Demand
Texas left Mexico for the United States because they had no ____________ to live under.
Government/Constitution
European Countries have a "union" agreement between them with the purpose of making _________ more profitable.
Trade
The original product that slaves were brought to America to grow was...
Sugar Cane
The Constitution replaced this weaker form of American government.
Articles of Confederation
Businesses inform the people about what they sell by...
Advertising